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How Content Becomes a Sales Conversation

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Unfortunately, this approach is not efficient or scalable, and according to Forrester, is less than 20% of sellers are even capable of it. Nurturing content aimed at the needs of specific buyers during specific stages of the buying process is how marketing enables the prospect side of the sales conversation.

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How important is contextual content in the B2B sales process?

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They will come to you through different channels, they will have different needs, and they will be at different stages in the buying cycle. It’s the only way to effectively monitor and nurture each lead through the complex B2B buying journey. You have to build what Forrester calls a contextual marketing engine.

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Feeding Sales Is a Process, Not a Project.

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In fact, Forrester says that as much as 90 percent of the buying process is complete before the prospect engages with a vendor. The skills needed for this formed the basis of most consultative sales training, and to a large degree, it still does, but only in the late stages of the buying cycle.

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Feeding Sales Is a Process, Not a Project.

Sales Engine

In fact, Forrester says that as much as 90 percent of the buying process is complete before the prospect engages with a vendor. The skills needed for this formed the basis of most consultative sales training, and to a large degree, it still does, but only in the late stages of the buying cycle.